Staff Backend Engineer - Grafana Databases Pyroscope

Grafana Labs, the company behind the widely-used open-source visualization tool Grafana, is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to join their Grafana Databases Pyroscope team. This is a remote position based in the United Kingdom, offering a competitive salary range of £100,930 - £121,116 plus equity and benefits.

The role focuses on Pyroscope, an open-source continuous profiling database that provides scalable storage and querying capabilities for application resource utilization data. As a Staff Backend Engineer, you'll be working on implementing distributed systems to manage profile ingestion and queries, while collaborating with Grafana Cloud teams to deliver profiling solutions for both on-premises and cloud environments at scale.

The position requires expertise in distributed systems and at least one programming language (preferably Go, though experience with Python, C, C++, or Rust is valuable). You'll be responsible for leading projects from conception to implementation, designing and maintaining critical systems, and participating in on-call rotations. The role also involves mentoring team members and contributing to the product roadmap.

Grafana Labs has an impressive reach, with over 20 million users globally and partnerships with major companies like Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase, and eBay. The company's technology stack includes the Grafana LGTM Stack, featuring scalable metrics (Grafana Mimir), logs (Grafana Loki), and traces (Grafana Tempo).

The ideal candidate should be a self-starter with strong communication skills, given the remote-first nature of the team. You should have experience with cloud software development or systems engineering, and be comfortable with concepts like infrastructure as code and microservices architecture. Knowledge of Kubernetes is required, and familiarity with Grafana and Prometheus would be advantageous.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior engineer looking to step up to a staff-level position in a company that values innovation and inclusivity. The role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge technology while contributing to open-source projects that are used by organizations worldwide.